Son and direct disciple of Chirakkal T. Sreedharan Nair.
Born in 1945. Started learning payattu form the age of six.
Took over as the Chief Instructor of the SreeBharathKalri in 1997
Featured in Way of the Malabar Warrior, - a 1981 documentary film
Visiting faculty at the Nalanda, the famous dance school in Mumbai
Recipient of a two-year Senior Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi for compiling an Encyclopedia on Kalarippayattu
Honoured by the Chirakkal Panchayath in 2013 and 2014 and by the Ayurvedic Medical College, Parassinikkadavu in 2013
Recipient of ‘GURUPOOJA’ award of the Kerala Folklore Akadami in 2012
Lead a team to New Delhi for lecture demonstration in connection with The International Yoga Day in June 2015
Invited as a member committee in Mumbai University to formulate a Syllabus for their P.G course on “Movement Science”
Has been selected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2015 for his contribution to the Martial Arts, Kerala. This is for the first time that this art form is considered for an award